Elverson Show To Be Held In Honey Brook
Outstanding
By Edie Wilhide
Antiques Show
Springtime is a great time of year for an antiques show, as people are anxious to get outdoors and travel after a few months of uncertain winter weather. This spring marks the return of the Elverson Antique Show on Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23, at the Honey Brook Elementary School in Honey Brook, Pa. The popular show returns to March, the traditional time of year when it has been held.
Beginning in 1969 as a fundraiser for the Elverson Fire Company, the show has been held twice a year, spring and fall. Over the past 55 years, the Elverson Show has grown from a local show to one with a national reputation, attracting more than 40 dealers from seven states and visitors from across the country. One reason for its longevity is its reputation as a quality country show with friendly dealers and affordable prices. Today, the show’s proceeds help support the Twin Valley School District Lacrosse Club, whose members volunteer as porters for the show.
Visitors who attend the show will find items across a wide range
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of categories and price ranges that appeal to beginning and advanced collectors. Dealers from Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Ohio bring their best merchandise, featuring quilts, textiles, stoneware, folk art, redware, woodenware, tinware, advertising, early lighting, weathervanes, furniture and more.
New Life To Items Remains Popular
By Karl Pass
This spring, CICO Books is excited to publish the eagerlyanticipated new book from Annie
After a widely acclaimed celebration of art, culture, and community in 2024, planning efforts are well underway for the 2025 Doylestown Arts Festival. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6 and 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The festival remains free to the public and is expected to welcome large crowds once again.
Festival organizers are accepting independent artist applications and live performer applications online through Friday, March 28.Participating artists and musicians will have the opportunity to showcase their unique talents to thousands of locals and visitors
Two Complementary Exhibitions To Explore The Power Of Renewal
Wharton Esherick Museum Is In Malvern, Pa.
The Wharton Esherick Museum (WEM) is pleased to announce the opening of “Voyage of Renewal: Wharton Esherick in Germany and Scandinavia,” on view in the museum’s Visitor Center
beginning Saturday, March 1. “Voyage of Renewal” pinpoints a trip to Europe in the summer of 1931 as a moment of creative rejuvenation in Wharton Esherick’s career. Funded by friend and patron
Helene Fischer, Esherick traveled through Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Along the way, he absorbed the sights and influences around him, from Norwegian woodworking and architecture to the Bavarian countryside. The exhibition draws from WEM’s archives and collection, featuring one of Esherick’s seven travel sketchbooks from the journey, historic photographs, a selection of souvenir postcards, and woodblock prints and printed textiles that he made from his sketches after returning home.
“The opportunity to take this trip came at a time when Wharton Esherick was emotionally worn, in his own words, “‘flat as a desert’,” describes Holly Gore, WEM Director of Interpretation and Associate Curator of Special Collections. “By the end of the 1920s, Esherick and his wife, Letty, were separating. Amidst this split, a catastrophic illness left Letty disabled, prolonging the household’s final dissolution for nine years. With Esherick’s journey of 1931, we see his artistic and personal renewal, his prolific sketching, new directions in woodcarving, and feelings of well-being that he experienced among friends and artistic collaborators.”
artworks and the ephemera of Esherick’s daily life, from work tables and easels to handmade ceramic dishes, and reintroduces the Studio as an ever-changing space of creative activity. These new displays draw primarily from WEM’s collections and archives with the exception of the Hannah Weil worktable which anchors the center of the Studio’s main gallery with its warped, two board pearwood top outfitted with butterfly joints, a carved hole for Hannah to fit her carving vise, and striking prismatic oak legs. Surrounding the worktable are other objects not usually on view: an early carved chest, oil paintings, and the artist’s own painting easel.
“Art, Work, And Everyday Life” also features new configurations in the Esherick Studio bedroom and kitchen. The addition of Esherick’s personal effects, clothes by the bedside, dishes set on the table, remind us that
Esherick’s daily life played out over decades in these rooms, and that they were constantly in flux. Guided by historic photographs, these new displays offer visitors both a fresh look at Esherick’s Studio and a compelling take on what it means to preserve this one-of-a-kind space in ways that respect Wharton
Esherick’s creative vision. Together, these two exhibitions kick off a year of programming at WEM that explores the concept of renewal in myriad ways, whether through personal restoration as with Esherick’s European voyage, or through the experimental
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Esherick’s traveling companion for much of his European voyage was Hannah Weil, a German sculptor best known for her ivory carving. The two artists met through Helene Fischer, their mutual patron. Their friendship was intense to the extent that many people have speculated as to whether they were two sides of a love triangle, the third being York Fischer, Helene’s son, whom Hannah Weil later married. While visiting Hannah in the tiny Bavarian town of Holzhausen, Esherick created a decoratively carved worktable for her with York’s help. The table, on loan to the Wharton Esherick Museum from a private collection, is currently on view in the Studio as part of “Art, Work, and Everyday Life: A New Look at the Esherick Studio,” an installation of new displays throughout the building.
While over 70 Esherick works are away from the Studio, traveling in the exhibition “The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick,” WEM seized the opportunity to reimagine the configuration of Esherick’s iconic space. “Art, Work, and Everyday Life” highlights both the
The Hannah Weil Worktable, made by Wharton Esherick with York Fischer, 1931, pearwood and oak, is on view in the installation “Art, Work, and Everyday Life,” from a private collection, image courtesy of WEM.
This is a view of the Esherick Studio bedroom installation for “Art, Work, and Everyday Life,” image courtesy of WEM.
This is Hannah Weil at her worktable built by Wharton Esherick with York Fischer, photograph, 1931, collection of the Wharton Esherick Museum, image courtesy of WEM.
Collector Anecdotes And Antics
The Effect Of Japanese Culture On The Collectibles Trade
By Shawn Surmick
Horikawa, Nomura, and Yonezawa were all wellknown Japanese toy companies that came to fame in the post-WWII occupied Japan era. These toy companies were known for making innovative battery-operated space toys and robots out of tin that delighted consumers
with their futuristic designs. Many baby-boomers have fond memories of these toys and their origins. Some of these Japanese space toys and robots constructed of tin are considered to be quite collectible, and while their dominance as coveted collectibles has faded a bit as the baby-boomer generation has aged, some of these toys still command generous sums on the secondary market. Japan has been leaving their mark on the collectibles trade long before the words Nintendo or Pokemon were ever spoken by American audiences.
Today, younger collectors also love Japanese culture and many of the items they have brought us over the years. The focus has shifted to newer toys and collectibles that captured the hearts and
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March 22nd
The show has over 40 dealers showcasing folk art, Americana, furniture, stoneware, textiles, advertising, and much more! Admission per person:
Larry Strickler, York, PA
Wilhide’s Antiques, Shippensburg, PA
Ray Roberts, New Cumberland, PA
David Little, Hanover, PA
Mark Teller, Wallingford, PA
Smith Antiques, Birdsboro, PA
Wayne Fisher, Brandywine, MD
Morgan Anderson, Hagerstown, MD
Newson/Berdan, Thomasville, PA
Brian Hart, Fleetwood, PA
Kevin Kruger, Grantville, PA
Barry Shenk, Marietta, PA
William Thomas, Abingdon, MD
Jeannie Kauffman, Flint Hill, VA
Jim & Diane Farr, Boalsburg, PA
Peter Byers, Reedsville, PA
Ed Goodhart, Shippensburg, PA
Wise Choice Antiques, Hanover PA
Chris Evans, Waynesboro, PA
Greg Kramer, Robesonia, PA
John Kohler, Lancaster, PA
Ruth Van Tassel, Malvern, PA
Karl Pass, Mechanicsburg, PA
Keith Fryling, Green Lane, PA
Walnut Cabinet Antiques, St. Leonard, MD
Near & Far Antiques, Frederick, MD Ivy & Twig Antiques, Lambertville, NJ Greg Lewis, Frederick, MD
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minds of Gen-Xers and Millennials alike. I fondly remember growing up in the early 1980s and being introduced to Hasbro’s Transformers toy line. It wasn’t until much later that I learned that the Transformers toy line was actually based on a Japanese toy line called Diaclone created by a Japanese toy company called Takara. The U.S. based toy company Hasbro liked the concept so much, they purchased the rights and launched it here under the name Transformers. Even today, a lot of enthusiasts who grew up with this toy line that is still being produced today still do not know that this franchise was based on a Japanese concept.
The 1980s also saw the rise of many popular Japanese franchises being introduced to American and Western audiences. Anime and Manga series like Robotech, Dragon Ball Z, and many others were created and introduced during this time. Many of these franchises found success outside of Japan even if in certain instances the original concepts had to be changed to make it acceptable to American audiences.
Incidentally, two of the most successful Japanese products of all time would come to America in 1985 and the late 1990s, respectively. The Nintendo Entertainment System (also known as the NES) released in late 1985, sold poorly at first, but after the company extensively advertised the video game
system and its pack in game Super Mario Bros. it became a smash hit and one of the most sought after items for the coveted 1987 holiday shopping season. Today, Nintendo is still a beloved company, and vintage Nintendo video games can be seen selling for tidy sums on the secondary collectibles market, especially if they are in factory-sealed condition.
Nintendo is credited with single-handedly reviving the video game market in the U.S. after companies like Atari, Coleco, and Mattel almost destroyed it due to a glut of low-quality over-produced games that were just not fun to play. Nintendo is still one of the most successful and most profitable Japanese companies of all time, which is quite impressive because they actually started out in 1889 producing handmade hanafuda playing cards in Japan, The company ventured into producing plastic toys and games in the 1960s and later electronic video games. By the time the Nintendo Entertainment System was released here in late 1985, the company was already known for their popular arcade game called Donkey Kong, which became an even bigger cult sensation across the globe. Arcades prominently displayed the game Donkey Kong, which helped Nintendo become a U.S. brand.
By the mid-1990s it was clear that Nintendo was here to stay and the company solidified its dominance in the home video game market. Wanting to stay relevant, the
company formed a lucrative partnership with another Japanese company called Game Freak. Game Freak is best known for their work on the Pokémon video game franchise, and, right now, the Pokémon franchise is the most valuable pop culture franchise in the world, grossing more than $100 billion in sales since the first Pokémon video games became available for play exclusively on Nintendo systems back in the 1990s. Add in a collectible trading card game and Pokémon alone has dominated the collectibles trade, with certain third-party graded vintage Pokémon cards selling for over six figures!
There is no denying the fact that the Japanese now have a stranglehold on the collectibles scene. Vintage Pokémon cards and even vintage video games are more popular with American audiences than they are in their homeland of Japan, as American audiences are more likely
to identify as collectors than other cultures. It is U.S. based vintage Pokémon cards and video games that are selling for enormous sums. Even though these products first debuted in Japan, it is Western audiences in particular that are buying up these items, and many view them as investments based on the nostalgia that these popular franchises are built upon. It will be exciting to see where these markets go from here, but one thing is for sure: the Japanese have once again captured the hearts, minds, and wallets of younger collectors. Now where did I put that binder of vintage Pokémon cards?
Shawn Surmick has been an avid collector since the age of 12. He currently resides in his hometown of Boyertown, Pa., and is a passionate collector of antiques and collectibles. His articles focus on various topics affecting the marketplace.
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Allen Iverson’s 1997 SkyBox Insert Drives To The Record Books
Card Sells For $701,500
In the 1990s and 2000s, “A.I.” meant just one thing: Allen Iverson, the 11-time AllStar, Rookie of the Year, MVP and member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team. Collectors helped usher the 49-year-old into the record books on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, when an Iverson 1997 SkyBox E-X 2001 Essential Credentials Now, numbered 2/3 and graded PSA Excellent 5, sold for $701,500 to obliterate the previous record for one of Iverson’s cards.
That’s no hyperbole, the previous Iverson record was $79,200, achieved in 2021 with the 1/1 2016-17 Panini National Treasures Logoman Autographs. As Sports Collectors Daily noted following the auction, Heritage’s $701,500
An Allen Iverson 1997 SkyBox E-X 2001 Essential Credentials Now card, numbered 2/3 and graded PSA Excellent 5, sold for $701,500.
realized for the Skybox essential is “the 11th highest public sale of a sports card produced in the 1990s.”
The auction grossed $10,687,238 thanks to the more than 2,300 bidders who participated over the weekend. As Heritage Executive Vice President Joe Orlando stated, “Strength could be found everywhere.”
Michael Jordan’s 1997-98 SkyBox Metal Universe Jordan Precious Metal Gems insert card, the most vaunted of the additions to the SkyBox set, realized $378,200, a new record in this grade, PSA Excellent 5, for the coveted insert from Jordan’s last championship season. This Ruby Red example is No. 67 of only 100 issued with the set.
Eleven cards, spanning modern basketball to vintage and historic baseball, cracked six figures. And the present-day NFL wasn’t far behind, as Joe Burrow’s 1/1 2020 Panini
One of Honus Wagner’s highest-graded 1914 Cracker Jacks, a PSA Excellent-Mint 6 example, realized $165,920.
This 1984-85 Star Company Michael Jordan card is his actual rookie card, the first one officially licensed. Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) only began grading the 198485 Star cards in July 2022. The Near Mint-Mint+ 8.5 example sold for $366,000.
Immaculate Collection NFL Shield Joe Burrow Premium Patch Rookie Autograph threw for nearly $90,000. There were 2,337 lots in this sale.
A 1953 Bowman Color Mickey Mantle from The Rounders Collection, a PSA Mint 9 with just one higher, realized $256,200.
Michael Jordan’s 1997-98 SkyBox Metal Universe Jordan Precious Metal Gems insert sold for $378,200, a new record in this grade, PSA Excellent 5, for the coveted insert from Jordan’s last championship season. This Ruby Red example is No. 67 of only 100 issued with the set, back when numbered cards really were next-to-impossible to pull.
“There is a generation of fans and collectors who feel that the 1980s and ‘90s were the golden age of basketball, and with so much attention given to limited-edition cards today, you could easily make the case that the truly scarce basketball inserts of the 1990s were a major part of reshaping the hobby,” according to Chris Ivy, director of Sports Auctions. “The Iverson and Jordan cards started it all, and generations from now, collectors will likely point to this period in card manufacturing, and their success in this auction, as a
pivotal moment in the hobby.”
Another Jordan wasn’t far behind that beloved SkyBox insert: the 1984-85 Star Company Jordan card, his actual rookie card, the first one officially licensed, offered in this auction alongside the other 11 Bulls who made up the Chicago set. Jordan’s Star card is no stranger to Heritage, which sold a signed example in December for $120,000. However, after a long pause, (PSA) only began grading the 198485 Star cards in July 2022. This Near Mint-Mint+ 8.5 example sold for $366,000, which makes it the second-most valuable example of Jordan’s Star rookie card behind only one of the three PSA 9 examples that realized $444,000 three years ago. This auction also featured several hundred historic baseball cards from the vaunted Rounders Collection, including more than 520 T206s and early 20th-century cards,
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almost all low-population rarities with hard-to-find backs.
The Rounders Collection also contained what ranks among the ultimate chase cards in The Hobby: the 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal 350/30 Eddie Plank graded PSA Very Good 3.
The combined grading companies have certified about 100 surviving examples of Plank’s card, whose T206
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should have existed in multitudes. Yet it’s almost as much a rumor as Honus Wagner’s legendary T206. Theories concerning its scarcity, a bad printing plate and his alleged disdain for tobacco (like Wagner) chief among them, “and yet, still, to this day, nobody knows for sure,” says Orlando. Only eight Planks have ever been graded higher, which explains why this Very Good 3 example realized $237,900 to exceed its
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interpretion of his historic hand-built home and studio. Later this year, WEM’s Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition will feature contemporary artists and woodworkers interpreting renewal through a broad spectrum of material and conceptual approaches. “Voyage of Renewal: Wharton
Esherick in Germany and Scandinavia” will run in the Vistor Center from March 1 to June 1. “Art, Work, And Everyday Life: A New Look at the Esherick Studio” will remain on view in the Studio until late 2025, when collection objects currently traveling return.
The Wharton Esherick Museum in Malvern, Pa., is the
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pre-auction estimate.
The Rounders Collection offered resulted in several more six-figure rewards: The 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth graded PSA Near Mint-Mint 8 sold for $183,000. One of Honus Wagner’s highest-graded 1914 Cracker Jacks, a PSA Excellent-Mint 6 example, realized $165,920. A 1909-11 T206 Piedmont 150 Cy Young (Portrait) graded PSA Near Mint-Mint 8 sold for $103,700. And a 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig graded
home and studio of Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), an artistic polymath and foundational figure in 20th-century contemporary craft and American Modern design. Wharton Esherick is widely credited as the founder of the Studio Furniture Movement and was present at many of the landmark events which shaped the field of contemporary craft on an international level. Esherick worked primarily in wood and extended his unique forms to
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PSA Near Mint-Mint 8 realized $100,650.
Joining those historic offerings in the six-figure stratosphere was a wax box of 1962 Topps Baseball (5th & 6th Series) cards containing 21 unopened packs. The potential inside, a Lou Brock rookie or maybe an All-Star card featuring Hank Aaron, Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle, helped the box realize $152,500.
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furniture, furnishings, interiors, buildings, and more. His motto, “If it isn’t fun, it isn’t worth doing,” is evident in the joyful expression of his work. A National Historic Landmark for Architecture, his hilltop studio/residence has been preserved much as it was when the artist lived and worked there. Advance reservations are required for a tour. For details visit www.whartonesheric kmuseum.org.
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The Honey Brook Elementary School is located at 1530 W. Walnut Road, Honey Brook, Pa. Show hours are Saturday, March 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, March 23, Elverson
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to 3 p.m. Admission is $10 per person, or $9 with a show card, an ad or this article. For more information and to see photos from past shows, visit the Elverson Antique Show Facebook page or website or call 707-310-4488.
“Holzhausen” is a Wharton Esherick woodblock print on paper, 8 7/8-by-12 inches, from 1932, collection of the Wharton Esherick Museum, image courtesy of WEM.
Wharton Esherick traveled in Europe in 1931; the photograph is from the collection of the Wharton Esherick Museum, image courtesy of WEM.
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in an outdoor marketplace that takes over the streets of Doylestown, Pa. Known
for attracting an audience of buyers and collectors from near and far, the Doylestown Arts Festival has supported local and regional artists and performers for over 30 years.
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Sloan, the inventor of Chalk Paint for use on painted furniture: “ Annie Sloan Colorful Living: 30 Creative Upcycling Paint Projects for Your Home” ($21.99 paperback).
Trained as a fine artist, Annie Sloan has combined her love of art, paint, and interiors. After years of research and experimentation, she developed her innovative range of no-prep Chalk Paint in 1990 for use on painted furniture. Her paint has become a phenomenon, and now with 27 books to her name, Sloan is one of the most respected experts in decorative painting. In her new book, she presents 30 brand-new sustainable projects for transforming old furniture and homewares into something fresh and unique.
The author guides readers
through sourcing vintage pieces and painting and gilding, dyeing fabric, stamping, printing, stenciling and other techniques to give outdated pieces a new life. This book features a wide range of projects to suit various tastes and skill levels, from simpler projects like a rust effect lampshade and patterned wooden bowls that can be completed in under half a day to more ambitious projects like creating a diamond checkerboard floor and elegant faux malachite desk over a weekend.
Throughout, “The Queen of Color” shares insights, tips, and step-by-step directions and beautiful photographs that will inspire readers to try these projects at home. The lessons do not encourage readers to strip original surfaces on actual period antique items, but to learn the difference
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The festival is also seeking partnerships with local art and cultural institutions that are interested in engaging the community and visitors at the event. The Doylestown Arts Festival is proud to promote Doylestown and Bucks County on a national level, including putting a spotlight on Doylestown’s art and cultural district. To round out the experience, the Doylestown Arts Festival is seeking applications for art-based activities to help to build an exciting energy throughout the event and unify the town-wide experience around the arts.
between antique and vintage and when to restore and when not to. With the popularity of Facebook Marketplace and flea markets in general, the author shows how anyone can decorate in an affordable way to bring personality to a space. The upcycling movement speaks to going green, conscious consumerism, and thrifting all in one.
To learn more, visit www. rylandpeters.com.
MOVIE POSTERS
FOR THE DISCERNING GERMAN COIN COLLECTOR OR SILVER COIN COLLECTOR. A DIVERSE U. S. COINS COLLECTION FEATURING: MANY DECADES OF PENNIES, NICKELS, DIMES, QUARTERS, HALVES & NUMEROUS MORGAN & PEACE SILVER DOLLARS.
SPECIALTY & OTHER MONETARY COINAGE & CURRENCY: TWO SATORI ORANGE CHIP 0.001 BTC BITCOINS PCGS MS 70 SLABBED WITH CERTIFICATION; AN 1878 $2 1/2 GOLD QUARTER EAGLE; A 1911 $2 1/2 GOLD INDIAN HEAD; TWO - $1 SILVER CERTIFICATES, BLUE SEAL, SERIES OF 1923; AN 1862 25 CENT NEW JERSEY BANK NOTE; AN 1854
Exclusive Racing Memorabilia - Rare Stock Cars & Collectibles Sprint & NASCAR Speedway Items
WED., MARCH 12 • 1 P.M.
1040 N. Main Ave., Pitman, NJ
CONTACT US FOR YOUR AUCTION NEEDS BID HERE: liveauctioneers.com/catalog/362740_race-to-win-alcyon-nascar-and-speedway-items/?page=1&sort=lotNumber Gear
model stock cars with signatures along with handmade plastic model stock cars, a collection of autographed photos of your favorite drivers, raceway programs, hundreds of MAXX trading/racing cards, framed commemorative posters, Vintage National Championship Indianapolis NASCAR ticket stubs and admission passes from Trenton, NJ, and
significant era in NASCAR history.
Featuring dozens of top drivers, including Jeff Gordon, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Jackie McLaughlin, Budd Olsen, Al Tasnady, Elton Hildreth, Stewart, Pratt, Cagle, and many more!
Lee M. Fox Auctions Phone: (609)-970-5163 Email: foxauctions@verizon.net
UPCOMING MARCH AUCTIONS FIREARMS & RELATED AUCTION
EXHIBIT: FRIDAY, MARCH 14TH 9AM TO 5PM AND SALE DAY AT 7AM
AUCTION HELD @ OUR GALLERY W/ LIVE IN-HOUSE AND ONLINE BIDDING TO BE OFFERED
APPROX. 400 CATALOGUED LOTS TO INCLUDE 150+/FIREARMS SUCH AS: HANDGUNS - COLT, (2) LUGERS, REMINGTON, GLOCK 22, RUGER, MKII 50TH ANNIV., LCR, S&W, KIMBER, DAN WESSON 200 ANN. OF CONST.; MONTOUR CO. COMM. PERC; OTHERS; LONG GUNSWINCHESTER, REMINGTON, STEVENS, SPRINGFIELD, MARLIN, CHARLES DALY, BAIKAL, ITHACA, FOX, H&A, SAVAGE, BROWNING, L.C.SMITH, RUGER, SAKO, HENRY COMMEMORATIVES, AUTO ORDANCE COMM. THOMPSON; SNIDER ZULU; MANTON SXS, J.P. GUYER, J. HARDER & SON, F. WESSON, S. SHULER, REM. ROLLING BLOCK 20GA, OTHERS; ALSO: LOTS OF AMMO, PRINTS, BOOKS, RELOADING ITEMS, POWDER HORNS, FLASKS, OTHERS....
HAAR’S AUCTION
– 6:30 P.M. FURNITURE - ANTIQUES COLLECTIBLES - ETC.
Restaurant & doors open @ 5:00 P.M. FURNITURE: Sofa; stands; desk; chest of drawers; bed; washer; dryer; nice estate lot; BOX ROOM: tools; box lots; STAGE AUCTION collectibles; primitives; retro; antique items; etc. NOTE: Only a partial listing, STILL MUCH MORE TO UNPACK and set up! Check www.haars.com for pictures and updates. Office 717-432-8246 or Doug & Vickie Hardy auctioneers 717-432-3779.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Saturday, March 8, 2025, 9 a.m.
ANTIQUE AUCTION
ANTIQUES – TOYS – ADVERTISING CIVIL WAR – COUNTRY – ART
THURSDAY, MARCH 13 • 3:00 P.M.
Location: Rowe’s Auction Barn 2505 Ritner Hwy. Carlisle PA Between exits 44 (Allen Rd) & 37 (Newville) off Int. 81
(3) M&T Miller decorated jugs, other stoneware incl. Owl & Moon, country items & folk art, Porcelain & tin advertising signs incl. Pontiac & B.F. Goodrich farm tires, other country store & advertising incl. 6’ Mail Pouch thermometer & Dilworth’s Coffee Bin, spool cabinets, large group iron-tin-metal toys incl. Tonka, 3 Kentucky rifles incl. Keller (Carlisle), Civil War jacket, Sharps Carbine, Springfield & other rifles, 19thC percussion pistols, Colt-Remington -Sharps Civil War era pistols, WW2 era pistols incl. German & U.S. Model 1911, Military & Samuri swords, screw tip powder horns, High wheel bicycle, Mantle clocks incl. Terry Pillar & Scroll, Seth Thomas wall clock, Railroad lanterns & related incl. CVRR, early wrought iron kitchen wares, tramp art frames, Asian antiquities incl. large group Rose Mandarin, carved Asian chest, early china & pewter, Fine art incl. T. Moran Sailboats at Sea painting, other artists. Incl. Carl Weber & JJ Francis, early map/prints/ephemera, Greg Shooner lamps, Carlisle area related, lots of interesting 19th & early 20thC items, Furniture incl. farm tables, blanket chests, cupboards, Hepplewhite chest, oriental rugs, stick & ball fretwork, R. Hofer writing arm Windsor chair, blue hanging cupboard, etc.
Terms: Cash or PA check, major credit cards w/3% surcharge, out of state checks, w/ prior approval or established credit
Note: Nice, varied auction, Furniture mixed in around 5:30, absentee & phone bids accepted.
Preview: Wednesday March 5, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. morning of auction.
BIDDING CLOSES SUNDAY MARCH 23RD @ 6PM IN-PERSON PREVIEW: FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST 10AM TO 3PM www.roaninc.com
AND LOTS INCLUDING GOLD, TOKENS AND MEDALS; RAW AND CERTIFIED EARLY PAPER MONEY INCLUDING NATIONAL BANK NOTES; CERTIFIED 1937 PROOF SET; FACE LOTS OF 90% SILVER, MINT ERRORS; COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLARS. U.S. GOLD COINS CERTIFIED AND RAW; OTHERS VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL AUCTION LISTINGS, DETAILS, TERMS, PHOTOS AND BIDDING LINKS
